[Elecraft] OT; what's too short???

[Ken Roberson]

Hello,

I also worked ZL8X 21 times , However I was running
80 watts with K3 .
That was a blast.
They have an on line log.

http://www.kermadec.de/

73 Ken K5DNL

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--- On Sun, 12/26/10, Fred Maas <just.one.hill at gmail.com> wrote:

> From: Fred Maas <just.one.hill at gmail.com>
> Subject: [Elecraft] OT; what's too short???
> To: elecraft at mailman.qth.net
> Date: Sunday, December 26, 2010, 11:12 AM
> But as I understand it, the quote of
> the HF DX'rs is," Life is too 
> short for QRP", 500 Watts.
> 
> this shouldn't turn into any drawn out thread, but let's be
> clear.   I, for one, and I am one of
> many,  have worked:
> 
> * DXCC with 2 watts on 40 mtrs alone, in a few weeks.
> 
> * DXCC  10-40 mtrs in one winter,
> 
> * WAC QRP (five watts with a K2) ... on 160 mtrs
> 
> * 284 countries, QRP in one winter, rarely am unable to
> make the QSO with QRP.
> 
> * Recently calmly worked ZL8X on 160 mtrs running two
> watts, on the first calling attempt (they had good ears ;-)
> 
> Not "showing off," the fact is, QRO DX'ing is so (very) EZ
> that there is simply no challenge to it !!!
> 
> 73,  Fred kt5x  (aka W5YA/qrp)
> 
> 
> 
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